What is a good major?

[Heartbreakkid94]

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I would really love to go to medical school and I'm just getting started with college. What do I do? What is a good undergraduate program to choose? Any and all details and tips on school and how to do it are very welcome. Excuse my ignorance on the topic I can't find any Good information it seems.

 

[ghostman]

This probably isn't the right forum for you since you're not "nontraditional". You might have more luck getting responses in the pre-med allopathic and osteopathic forums.

There's no "good" major. Many student choose a science major (bio, biochem, chem, etc.) because they are interested in it and it naturally covers a lot of the pre-med requirement courses. But you can be a French major, take the pre-med requirements and still go to medical school. I suggest you figure out what you like, major in that, then make sure your pre-med requirements are covered.

 

[mavric1298]

English majors percentage wise have the best matriculation rate right now; so the answer is whatever major you want and are interested in. And agreed not sure why you put this in non-trad

 

[Goro]

A good major is any one that interests you.

Adcoms don't care about your major, only that you do well.

I would really love to go to medical school and I'm just getting started with college. What do I do? What is a good undergraduate program to choose? Any and all details and tips on school and how to do it are very welcome. Excuse my ignorance on the topic I can't find any Good information it seems.

 

[Gauss44]

A science major, and especially a biology major, will help you get research jobs and many medical schools, esp. top ones, look closely at research. IMO, science classes might help prepare you for medical school curriculum but that is debatable.

That being said, as long as you take the medical school prerequisite classes, you can major in ANYTHING and still go to medical school. With that in mind, some people major in something other than science that will enrich their life and allow them to show diversity (academic diversity) as people from different academic backgrounds bring different perspectives and skill to the table. Other people major in a job that nearly guarantees financial stability and an available job (nursing or finance might be in that category depending on where you live and other factors). etc.

 

[mavric1298]

" According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), medical schools accepted 43 percent of the biological sciences majors, 47 percent of physical sciences majors, 51 percent of humanities majors, and 45 percent of social sciences majors "

 

[Dral]

" According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), medical schools accepted 43 percent of the biological sciences majors, 47 percent of physical sciences majors, 51 percent of humanities majors, and 45 percent of social sciences majors "

So major in physics and art and you'll have like almost a 100% chance.

I didn't major in statistics.

 

[Shjanzey]

If I were to do it again I would do a traditional premed bio curriculum with a heavy emphasis in human physiology. The people who did that were so far ahead at the start of first year